In the quarterfinals of the World Snooker European Masters, which ended in the early morning of February 26, 2022, Beijing time, "Rocket" Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully advanced to the final four with a single shot of 136 points, 109 points, 90 points and 74 points to eliminate Tom Ford 5-1. In the match that ended in the same period, Graeme Dort successfully advanced to the semi-finals with a 5-4 win over Ryan Day. Chinese teenager Fan Zhengyi beat David Gilbert 5-2 with 117, 56 and 62 points. China's Liang Wenbo blasted out 61 and 66 points, and in the end, he beat McGill 5-4 to advance.
O'Sullivan managed to qualify 5-1
In the match between O'Sullivan and Tom Ford, O'Sullivan was in excellent shape. In the first set, O'Sullivan single-handedly blasted 136 points to keep a clean sheet to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, O'Sullivan scored another 90-point clean sheet to take a 2-0 lead. In the third set, O'Sullivan scored a 53-point shot in a 59-58 single set to take a 3-0 lead. In the fourth set, Ford scored a 72-point error, and O'Sullivan scored a 74-point single to stage a classic comeback to take a 4-0 lead over Forde and get the match point. In the fifth set, Forde won the set 58:45 to trail O'Sullivan 1-4. In the sixth set, O'Sullivan scored 109 points to win the game 132-0 to win the game and eliminate Forde 5-1 to advance.
Dortmund beat Ryan Day 5-4 to advance to the final four
In the match between Dort and Ryan Day, both were in very bad shape. In the first set, Dort took the lead 73:41 to take a 1-0 lead. In the second set, Dort took a 2-0 lead by winning another set 73-4. In the third set, Ryan Day staged a single-game run 58:57 to trail Dortmund 1-2. In the fourth set, Ryan took the set 71-4 to a 2-2 draw with Dortmund. In the fifth set, Dort took the set 55:43 to take a 3-2 lead. In the sixth set, Ryan Day scored 76 points to win the set 81-38 to draw 3-3 with Dortmund. In the seventh set, Dort won the game 79:41 to give Ryan Day a 4-3 lead. In the eighth set, Ryan Day won the set 66-23 and drew 4-4 with Dortmund. In the ninth inning, Dort won the game 62-26 several times to win the game 5-4 Ryan Day to advance to the semifinals.
Fan Zhengyi fired at full force to eliminate Gilbert 5-3
In the match between Fan Zhengyi and David Gilbert, Fan Zhengyi continued to show very good strength. In the first set, Fan Zhengyi won the set 78-11 with 56 points to take a 1-0 lead. He then took a 2-0 lead by winning another set 68:15. In the third set, Fan Zhengyi scored a single 62 points to win the game 76-0 to continue to lead Gilbert 3-0. In the fourth set, Fan Zhengyi singled out 117 points to win the set 121-0 to lead Gilbert 4-0 to get the match point. In the fifth set, Gilbert won the game 65:24 and thus fell behind Fan Zhengyi 1-4. In the sixth inning, Gilbert scored 98 points to win the set 102-0 to trail Fan 2-4. In the seventh set, Gilbert scored a single-set kill 71:65 to trail Fan 4-3. In the eighth set, Fan Zhengyi eliminated David Gilbert 5-3 with 64:61 points to reach the semi-finals of the tournament.
Liang Wenbo defeated McGill 5-4 to advance to the final
In the match between Liang Wenbo and McGill, McGill's performance can be described as very good. In the first set, McGill single-handedly scored 60 points to win the game 64-26 to lead Liang Wenbo 1-0. In the second set, McGill scored 71 points to win the game 80-0 to continue leading Liang Wenbo 2-0. In the third set, Liang Wenbo single-handedly scored 61 points to win the game 74:33, thus trailing McGill 1-2. In the fourth set, Liang Wenbo won another set 74:16 to draw 2-2 with McGill. In the fifth inning, Liang Wenbo scored 66 points to take a 3-2 lead with a 109-0 clean sheet mcGill. In the sixth set, McGill scored 50 points to win the game 121:7 to draw 3-3 with Liang Wenbo. In the seventh set, McGill won the match 69:58 to lead Liang Wenbo 4-3 to take the match point. In the eighth set, Liang Wenbo won the game 58-1 to draw 4-4 with McGill. In the ninth set, Liang Wenbo scored 62 points in a single set 71:62, and McGill successfully reached the semi-finals of this tournament.